Corpus Christi – Support is growing across Texas for legislation that would allow farmers the opportunity to grow hemp. If passed, it could bring hundreds of millions of dollars into the Texas economy. Hemp is a cannabis plant that has very small concentrations of THC, so the plant has no intoxicating attributes. For farmers it […]
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Texas: Autism, PTSD, Cancer Next Medical Marijuana Targets
Medical marijuana advocates in Texas are quietly planning their next moves. “We’re getting serious, folks,” Amy Lou Fawell told a few dozen activists, most of them political novices, gathered for a Monday strategy session at the Texas Capitol. What the patients, veterans and volunteers may lack in lobbying experience, they make up in passion. “This […]
Radical Rant: NFL Greats Promote Medical Marijuana in Texas
I’ve just completed covering the second Southwest Cannabis Conference & Expo. The first was in Phoenix, Arizona, which at least has a medical marijuana program. But this event was held in Fort Worth, Texas, where even the medicalCBDoil treatment rece… Read article here: High Times
Texas Police Blame Bigfoot for Inability to Bust Illegal Pot Farmers
Texas law enforcement agencies are now blaming Bigfoot for their inability to track down the culprits behind an illegal marijuana cultivation site in the northeast portion of the state. Read article here: High Times
Texas Cancer Patient Becomes Medical Refugee, Moving For Marijuana
Toni Anderson considers herself a medical refugee. She and her husband are packing their bags and leaving Texas for a chance to smoke medical marijuana. “My main goal is to get out of El Paso because I want to live,” Anderson said. Anderson has stage three cervical cancer. She has gone through chemotherapy and radiation, […]
Texas Preparing to Hire Pot Growers Despite a Non-Existent Cannabis Industry
Although the state’s attempt at launching a medicinal marijuana market is destined to provide limited opportunities for those gunning to get in on the green rush, Texas is reportedly on the verge ofhiring pot growersto produce low-THC strains of cannabis… Read article here: High Times
Texas Legalizes Cannabis Oil For Epilepsy Treatment
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil, a non-intoxicating derivative of the cannabis plant, has been legalized in the state of Texas to cure epilepsy. However, the oil’s usage has a long list of arbitrary requirements, including proof that the patient was not previously healed by at least two pharmaceutical drugs, Anti-Media reported. Rep. David Simpson introduced Bill HB […]
Louisiana Close to Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Better Legislation than Texas
Louisiana, which is, perhaps, the most infamous state in the nation for its strictness for all things pertaining to pot, is on the verge of resurrecting a medical marijuana program that has set idle for over two decades. Read article here: High Times
Texas Legalizes Cannabis Oil, Governor Abbott Refuses To Go Any Further
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on Monday that allows patients suffering from epilepsy to have access to “low-THC” cannabis oil. Although the governor was adamant that his pen would not legalize medical marijuana, his actions have set the sta… Read article here: High Times
Texas House Approves Worthless Medical Marijuana Bill, Likely Will Become Law
Texas may be on its way to legalizing medical marijuana, but many proponents say the bill is completely worthless in its current form. Nevertheless, the state’s House of Representatives put their preliminarily seal of approval on a measure earlier this week, aimed a… Read article here: High Times